Clothes-pin.



C. BODRI.

CLOTHES PIN.

APPHCATION FILED APR. 6. l9 l8.

Patented July 30, 1918.

WITNESSES (7T1 )J/A/QAv UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTIAN BODBI, 01' NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OI ONE-HALF TO HENRY J. KAHBS,

- OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLOTHES-PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1918.

Application filed April 6, 1918- Serial No. 227,044.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN Boom, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Bronx,

in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Clothes-Pin, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to clothespins and has for an object the provision of an improved structure which will grip a line properly and without injury to the pin even though the line is carrying an appreciable amount of clothes.

Another object is the provision of a clothespin with cuts on each side of the sawcut for producing resilient gripping tongues.

' In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side view of a clothespin disclosing an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the structure shown in Fig. 1. I

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1,but showing the pin as applied.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 4-4.

Referring to the accompanying drawin by numerals, 1 indicates the usual round body of a clothespin having a round head 2 arranged on oneend of the body, while the opposite end merges into the usual side prongs 3 and 4. Between the side prongs 3 and 4 there is provided the usual straight saw-cut 5 mer ng into the flaring ends 6 and 7. On eacfi side of the straight saw-cut 5 are cuts 8 and 9, which may be straight, as shown in Fig. 1. These cuts result in the production of resilient arms or fin ers 10 and 11 which grip the line 12 (Fig. 3 when the in is in use.

I the line is comparatively large, or the clothes'on the line give a comparatively great diameter the gripping fingers are pressed laterally so as to close up the cuts 8 and 9 at the upper end. The provision of these cuts, and consequently the provision of the fingers 10 and 11 causes the pin to easily accommodate itself to lines of different sizes automatically and to take care of any difference in thickness of clothes without danger of splitting the pin or injurin the c othes. These fingers give an additional gripping action to that provided by the usual resilient effect of the prongs 3 and 4 without-requiring any lengthening of the pin. In fact the use of these fin ers would permit the shortening of the b y 1 as Well as the prongs 3 and 4. The gripping action resulting from the use of these fin ers will prevent the pin from falling off the Inc at any time, and will also prevent the clothes from falling 011: or either being pulled oil until the pin has been removed, as any tendency for the clothes to fall ofl would cause a greater pinching action.

What I claim is:

1. A clothespin comprising a body having a straight saw-cut for part of its length merging into flaring portions, and a strai ht slot in each side of the saw-cut, said 5 ots intersecting and merging into the saw-cut at the end thereof nearest the head of the pin.

2. A clothespin comprisi a round body having a substantially rouii head, a rincipal saw-cut at the end opposite the ead for receiving a clothesline, and a pair of auxiliary saw-cuts at the sides of said straight saw-cut, said auxiliary saw-cuts being positioned at an angle to the principal saw-cut so as to intersect and merge into the prineipal saw-cut at the end of the principal saw-cut near said head.

CHRISTIAN BODRI. 

